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Week starting Friday, October 17, 2014

Degas: A New Vision offers the most significant international survey in nearly 30 years of the work of Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas. The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this exhibition, which assembles some 200 works from public and private collections around the world.

This 20-minute Art Bite tour considers themes and materials used by artists of the late-20th century as well as the 21st century. Art Bite tours are a series of 20-minute gallery talks that feature one or[…]

Presented by Chelsea Dacus, assistant curator, the Glassell Collections; the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas; and Antiquities Since the dawn of time, humankind has been fascinated with the creatures that populate the world.[…]

Travel back in time at Rienzi! The annual fall Punch Party celebrates historic English punch: a blend of sugar, spirits, citrus, and spices. Partygoers can also sample 18th-century cocktail recipes and modern punches concocted by Houston[…]

In adapting Ray Bradbury’s novel, François Truffaut ignored, for the most part, the science fiction aspects of the story, and instead focused on the theme of linguistic and cultural deprivation in a bookless society. A[…]

In preparation for tonight’s annual Grand Gala Ball fundraising event, the Law Building and south parking lot are closed today. Museum general admission is free all day, and visitors may use the MFAH Parking Garage at no charge.

The campus of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, includes five buildings; the remarkable Cullen Sculpture Garden, designed by Isamu Noguchi; and numerous sculptures. Join this 45-minute outdoor tour to experience these spaces and works[…]

Photography was invented in 1839, but creating photographic images does not always require a camera. On this one-hour members tour, visit the exhibition Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Today to learn[…]

This 20-minute Art Bite tour considers themes and materials used by artists of the late-20th century as well as the 21st century. Art Bite tours are a series of 20-minute gallery talks that feature one or[…]